Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – pentathlon

The pentathlon at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.

It was the first time a pentathlon event was held at the Women's World Games, after the triatlon event in 1930.

The German Gisela Mauermayer won the event in a new pentathlon world record with 377 points ahead of German Grete Busch and Czechoslovak Štepánka Pekárová. Already after the fourth event Mauermayer it became sure she would set a new world record.

Entrants
On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the pentathlon event.

Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.

 Nationality  Name                                     

Schedule

Results

100 metres
The 100 metres was the first event
Heat 1
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Štepánka Pekárová   12.8"   2  Marjorie Okell   13.2"   

Heat 2
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Irene Phillips   13.2"   2  Pierina Borsani   13.4"   

Heat 3
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Gerda Gottlieb    13.0"   2  Grete Busch   13.2"   

Heat 4
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Gisela Mauermayer   13.0"  

Heat 5
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Marjorie Clark   13.0"  

Heat 6
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Ruth Svedberg   13.2"   2  Maria Kwaśniewska   14.2"   
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Long jump
The long jump was the 2nd event.
Rank  Name  Nationality  Distance   Notes   Gisela Mauermayer    5.51 m. 
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Javelin throw
The javelin throw was the 3rd event.
Rank  Name  Nationality  Distance   Notes   Gisela Mauermayer    32.95 m. 
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Shot put
The shot put was the 4th event.
Rank  Name  Nationality  Distance   Notes   Gisela Mauermayer    13.44 m. 
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High jump
The high jump was the 5th and last event.
Rank  Name  Nationality  Height   Notes   Gisela Mauermayer    1.52 m. 
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Overall classification

Rank  Name  Nationality  Points 100mLong jump Javelin Shot put  High jumpNotes   Gisela Mauermayer    377 pts. 13.0"  5.51 m  32.95 m  13.44 m 1.52 m WR   Grete Busch    320 pts.  13.2"        Štepánka Pekárová    316 pts.  12.8"      4  Pierina Borsani   296 pts.  13.4"      5 Marjorie Clark    258 pts.  13.0"      6 Maria Kwaśniewska     245 pts.  14.2"      ? Gerda Gottlieb      13.0"       ? Marjorie Okell     13.2"      ? Irene Phillips      13.2"      ? Ruth Svedberg      13.2"     

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